Literature Library author
Emily Brontë
A concise guide to Emily Brontë's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.
Author overview
Emily Brontë (1818–1848) was a novelist and poet whose body of work spans poetry and fiction. This writing is in English and associated with UK. Major works and useful reading starting points include Wuthering Heights and Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Key themes include passion and destructive attachment, class and social exclusion, and nature, revenge, and inheritance.
Reading pathway
Begin with Wuthering Heights, then move to Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.
Representative starting points
These are Literature Library reading suggestions by an IB PRL author, not titles prescribed by the IB.